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Comparison of results of 16S rRNA gene PCR conducted on DNA extracts from mSTM swabs and LB swabs for the detection of D. nodosusa
| PCR-LB result | No. of PCR-mSTM results |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Negative | Positive | ||
| Negative | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Positive | 20 | 173 | 193 |
| Total | 30 | 177 | 207 |
Analyses are performed at the swab/foot level. McNemar's χ2 = 10.67; P = 0.0011; kappa = 0.399; 95% CI = 0.201 to 0.588.
